macuser: All I can tell is that this pricing is almost a bit of an insult

Tell me about it.

Since we moved our unit prices have shot up to this ...

When quering it they told me that its because I am a low user and those prices will come down once my account is reviewed after the first month. Well the review came and went and I am still paying far higher prices that I was in my old propery.

Because Powershop include the line charge in their unit pricing, if you use very little they will hit you hard,

It arose, because they had a whole lot of low use customers flock to them because they did not have a fixed line charge, them they decided to hit these low users with much higher units because they were not making enough from these customers,

Talk about not thinking about the consequences of you pricing structure,

from what I hear P'Shop are now not really any cheaper for low users......

wellygary: Because Powershop include the line charge in their unit pricing, if you use very little they will hit you hard,

It arose, because they had a whole lot of low use customers flock to them because they did not have a fixed line charge, them they decided to hit these low users with much higher units because they were not making enough from these customers,

Talk about not thinking about the consequences of you pricing structure,

from what I hear P'Shop are now not really any cheaper for low users......

I agree and am aware of this. But as shown I am using more or less the same amount of power as I was in my old property. So why am I paying such higher charges now cents/unit. I am only using an average of 3units less now per day.

We're a business with very low usage (effective 3 computers 24/7, a few lights here and there). Being a business our fixed daily charge (which on Powershop is absorbed into the unit price) is fairly high. Not many units = massive cost per unit.

This winter power in my office (3 computers, fan heater for maybe 10hrs per week) cost more than at home (electric water heating, heat pump on 20º 24/7, cooking, etc, etc). It's pretty dumb.